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I used to do that as well when I was younger. Obviously not with Soylent, that wasn't around then. It works well for menial programming tasks where time is the

I used to do that as well when I was younger. Obviously not with Soylent, that wasn't around then. It works well for menial programming tasks where time is the limiting factor. Incidently, those are the problems where you can for the most part jump out and right back in without too much overhead. But when facing a hard problem, getting up and away from the computer, and cooking a meal always mean I'll solve the problem faster and better. Simply because I let the problem alone for a while. I even use non tech coworkers for sparing, explaning the problem, and answering their questions means I'll have to think about the problem in a significantly different way - often revealing insight in the process. YMMW

markdown 10y ago
> I used to do that as well when I was younger. Obviously not with Soylent, that wasn't around then. Is Soylent ramen for rich people?
- t4nkd 10y ago
  Oh, hey, this is my favorite so far. Can Soylent just be a shitty food choice, full stop? I think yes!
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  Maybe, except it seems better to your body than most normal meals you eat ;).
- simplemath 10y ago
  Stealing this shamelessly
- livingparadox 10y ago
  If Ramen were nutritionally complete to a reasonably modern understanding of Human nutrition
stickfigure 10y ago
A thousand times this. I remember staying up late to finish programming problems when I was young (and stupid). Now I find the most effective way of solving hard programming problems is to spend an afternoon attacking it and then go to sleep at a normal hour. Magically, an elegant solution - usually quite different from work in progress - appears in my brain while I'm showering. I do my best work while sleeping, I just need to figure out how to bill for it.
- arethuza 10y ago
  Agreed - for really hard problems I've never found that pounding away directly is effective. I load up on the required information and then intentionally go and do something else (ironically cooking seem to does it for me but overnight and in shower also works) and out of nowhere a solution will appear.

markdown 10y ago

> I used to do that as well when I was younger. Obviously not with Soylent, that wasn't around then. Is Soylent ramen for rich people?

t4nkd 10y ago
Oh, hey, this is my favorite so far. Can Soylent just be a shitty food choice, full stop? I think yes!
TeMPOraL 10y ago
Maybe, except it seems better to your body than most normal meals you eat ;).
simplemath 10y ago
Stealing this shamelessly
livingparadox 10y ago
If Ramen were nutritionally complete to a reasonably modern understanding of Human nutrition

stickfigure 10y ago

A thousand times this. I remember staying up late to finish programming problems when I was young (and stupid). Now I find the most effective way of solving hard programming problems is to spend an afternoon attacking it and then go to sleep at a normal hour. Magically, an elegant solution - usually quite different from work in progress - appears in my brain while I'm showering. I do my best work while sleeping, I just need to figure out how to bill for it.

arethuza 10y ago
Agreed - for really hard problems I've never found that pounding away directly is effective. I load up on the required information and then intentionally go and do something else (ironically cooking seem to does it for me but overnight and in shower also works) and out of nowhere a solution will appear.